Sep 7, 2016 | Environment, International News/Trends, Olive business, Olive Oil News
Any traveler who has driven through Andalusia and more specifically through the province of Jaén can tell you of its spectacular landscape, dotted with millions of olive trees. Their seemingly infinite existence has been christened the Mar de Olivos or “Sea of...
Sep 7, 2016 | International News/Trends
A Corsican olive oil producer feared for her orchards after the Xylella fastidiosa bacteria was spreading on the island, but for the third consecutive year, Fabienne Maestracci was rewarded for the quality of her work. Corsica Rewards Grower for Olives Picked, and...
Sep 7, 2016 | Environment, International News/Trends, Olive business, Olive Oil News
Perfect weather over the last few months has created conditions for a strong olive harvest in Italy, both for quantity and quality. But in recent days the climate has also become quite favorable for the proliferation of Bactrocera Oleae, also called olive fruit fly. A...
Sep 7, 2016 | International News/Trends, Labelling, Olive Oil News
It’s reliably reported that 80% of the Italian olive oil on the market is fraudulent. Some experts think that percentage is an exaggeration. Others believe that the bigger problem is poor quality olive oil, deliberately mislabeled as virgin or extra virgin. In any...
Aug 31, 2016 | Diet/Food, Environment, International News/Trends
Like any other home gardener, former UC Co-operative Extension horticulture adviser Paul Vossen, 59, still gets excited by the discovery of a few red, juicy tomatoes ripening on his own vines.
Aug 31, 2016 | International News/Trends, Olive Oil News
120 tons of Spanish olives were milled in Provence and sold with the prestigious AOP labels of the region. Olive Oil Scandal Uncovered in France...